All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 12 2013 // The Ohio Department of Insurance said insurers’ health insurance plans for the federal insurance exchange for Ohio show that expenses for consumers will significantly increase.Based on a report released by the...
Jun 3 2013 // There are close to 40,000 drug overdose deaths each year in the United States, and the number continues to rise, according to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control, which show more than half of...
May 31 2013 // Directors of Ohio’s insurance fund for injured workers have unanimously approved Gov. John Kasich’s (KAY’-sihks) proposal to send $1 billion in cash rebates to businesses, local governments and...
May 30 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable of Piqua, Ohio-based Buckeye State Mutual Insurance Co. and its insurance affiliates. The ratings firm also affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good)...
May 28 2013 // Authorities say a central Ohio insurance lawyer was killed when he fell through the roof of a storm-damaged building he was inspecting.The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office said 44-year-old Michael Anthony Sway died...
May 24 2013 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced that two insurance fraud investigations have led to criminal convictions in the Columbus and Cleveland areas. The cases were related to...
May 24 2013 // Lewis Center, Ohio-based Modern Medical announced the nationwide roll out of a program designed stop the rise of opioid abuse in the workers’ compensation industry.Opioid Defense Manager (ODM) was launched in...
May 20 2013 // Editor’s Note: This is part of a team report on opioid use by injured workers. For the national story read: Opioid Epidemic Plagues Workers’ CompIn the Midwest the multitude of jobs in the automotive and...
May 20 2013 // Ohio’s governor and the state workers’ compensation fund want to return $1 billion in dividends to Ohio businesses, bolster workplace safety initiatives and modernize the way employers pay into the fund.A...
May 15 2013 // Local governments and schools in Ohio could see almost $113 million in rebates from the state insurance fund for injured workers under a proposal from the governor.Gov. John Kasich’s office released a breakdown of...
May 15 2013 // The attorneys general of Illinois, Kansas and Ohio are targeting storm-chasing roofing companies in their states with legal actions.Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit against a Chicago-area home repair...
May 10 2013 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Insurance Director Mary Taylor issued an alert after reports surfaced that telephone con artists are attempting to steal Ohioans’ personal information using the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
May 10 2013 // Supporters of a nonprofit home for struggling women on May 8 protested the continued efforts of a major insurance company to force them to move out of their beautiful downtown neighborhood as a pivotal court hearing on the...
May 6 2013 // Sympathetic statements by a doctor over a patient’s unexpected medical outcome can’t be admitted as evidence in medical malpractice cases filed after the date a law intended to outlaw their use went into effect...
May 2 2013 // Ohio’s governor and the state workers’ compensation fund want to return $1 billion in dividends to Ohio businesses, bolster workplace safety initiatives, and modernize the way employers pay into the fund.A...
Apr 29 2013 // A bill to require training and certification for a new group of professionals who will be available to guide consumers through the new health insurance market is on its way to Ohio Gov. John Kasich.The House agreed 87-7 to...
Apr 26 2013 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) has proposed a 2.1 percent base-rate reduction for private employers.The recommendation to its board of directors would reduce employer premiums by $29 million for the...
Apr 25 2013 // Sympathetic statements by a doctor over a patient’s unexpected medical outcome can’t be admitted as evidence in medical malpractice cases filed after the date a law intended to outlaw their use went into effect...
Apr 24 2013 // The McGowan Companies (McGowan), based in Fairview Park, Ohio, has purchased the assets of Governmental Underwriters of America Inc. (GUA). Effective immediately, GUA will begin operating under the newly formed McGowan...
Apr 22 2013 // Zito Insurance Agency, based in Mentor, Ohio, is partnering with insurance broker Keystone Insurers Group. Zito Insurance Agency wasfounded in 1963 by Eugene Zito and is an independent insurance agency offering an array of...